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Image copyright Reuters The Duchess of Sussex has met Take That as she attends the Royal Variety Performance for the first time. She wore a black-and-white sequinned Safiyaa dress for the charity gala at the London Palladium on Monday night. The duchess told the pop group: “I’m looking forward to seeing you closing the show.” […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEmma Watson joined other members of the Harry Potter family in wishing Evanna Lynch well JK Rowling and Emma Watson were among the stars sending video messages to Harry Potter’s Evanna Lynch ahead of Monday’s Dancing with the Stars final. The Luna Lovegood star and partner Keo […]

Emma Watson and JK Rowling are among the members of the Harry Potter family who have united to share their warm wishes for a former co-star. Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood in the original film series, will appear in the final of Dancing with the Stars on Monday night. She will dance in the […]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Eventually the fresco is likely to be displayed in a museum Archaeologists at Pompeii have found an erotic Roman fresco depicting Leda and the Swan – a Greek myth that has inspired artists for centuries. The latest find is believed to have decorated a bedroom in a wealthy home near […]

Image caption John Bluthal played Frank Pickle in the Vicar of Dibley John Bluthal, who was best known for playing Frank Pickle in the Vicar of Dibley, has died at the age of 89. The actor also appeared in a number of Carry On and Pink Panther films, in a career spanning over 60 years. […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMum Laura says Tom was “enthralled” to see a story told “in his language”. A deaf six-year-old boy’s response to Rob Delaney’s CBeebies Bedtime Story using sign language has been shared thousands of times online. Tom McCartney waves his arms and stands up in his chair in […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Preity Zinta has starred as the leading lady in several hit Bollywood films Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has been criticised on social media for making comments perceived to be trivialising the #MeToo movement. She has in turn blamed “bad editing” of her interview for the controversy. The movement, which […]

Image copyright Getty Images Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo have won the top prizes at the 64th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The couple’s performance as Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre earned them the best actor and best actress awards. “It’s been an amazing journey and I couldn’t be happier,” said Fiennes. And […]

Image copyright PA / BBC Image caption The BBC said the move to intervene was “unprecedented” Sir David Attenborough would have rescued the penguins at the centre of Sunday’s episode of Dynasties, the show’s executive producer says. The latest BBC nature series, fronted by the broadcaster, saw the crew step in to help a number […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption David Hockney made his name as an artist after leaving Bradford for London If you don’t have a spare $90m (£70m) to buy one of his paintings but still want to own a piece of David Hockney history, you could buy the childhood home where he learned his craft. […]